Sandi and Pete have earned a reputation for solving old
cases, and they’re approached by a woman who’d like a 1930s crime solved. A man
was brutally murdered and his brother immediately disappeared. The authorities
believed the brother was their best suspect, but they weren’t able to track him
down.
Case closed – or was it? A lone police officer didn’t like
the results and spent the rest of his life searching for answers.
Their client’s father had tried to clear the name of Harley
Glosser, the dead man’s brother, but his efforts were futile. His interest in
the case? Horace and Harley Glosser were his cousins.
With the discovery of a private room in the house where the
crime was committed, Sandi and Pete change their thought processes and start
running down other suspects and looking at other locations, including an old
speakeasy. The potential suspects are people in their nineties, so they also
have to hope they’re still living.
Why would someone in the current day try to put a halt to
the investigation? After all, the murder took place in the 1930s.
Circumstances are often not as they seem, and this case is
no exception.
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Expect the Unexpected
Half the fun (and work) of writing mysteries is that the
author can set the stage and circumstances to suit the story the way he or she
wants them. That makes it sound too easy. Often when writing I set a
circumstance to lead to other circumstances. Unfortunately, when I get to the
crux of the matter, I often find myself taking off in a new direction.
Such was the case with “Gin Mill Grill – A Sandi Webster
Mystery”. The idea for the story came from a vintage newspaper article I read
wherein a man was murdered. His brother was in the house and the police were
sure he was the killer, but somehow the brother managed to simply disappear,
even with a police presence. I didn’t look for follow-up articles because I
didn’t want to know what the outcome was. I suddenly realized that I had my own
outcome to create.
Gin Mill Grill – A Sandi Webster Mystery has drama and
humor, and dead bodies practically
crawling out of the walls. That’s actually a play on words regarding the
story, but you’d have to read it to understand. Expect the unexpected.
I write mysteries that are easy reading and contain a little
humor – and a little drama. Finding the balance between the two is the most
difficult part of writing for me. However, it mirrors real life. I learned
early that in almost any situation you can find something to lighten the drama.
Notice, I said almost. The nice thing
about fiction is that we can stack the situations as we want them. Although, I
have to admit that non-fiction is often more unbelievable than fiction.
